# Comic book writer and artist Darwyn Cooke has died of cancer.

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 14, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-writer-and-artist-darwyn-cooke-has-died-of-cancer/754767 "2016-05-14T17:48:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-writer-and-artist-darwyn-cooke-has-died-of-cancer/754767/1 "2016-05-14T17:48:32Z")

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[He went into palliative care yesterday, and passed on this morning.](http://darwyncooke.blogspot.ca/2016/05/we-regret-to-inform-you-that-darwyn.html)

He had a distinctive, attractive, retro-inspired style, that stood out, not only in his mainstream superhero work, but his more indie work as well. And he was knocking it out of the park, right to the end.

RIP, Mr Cooke.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-writer-and-artist-darwyn-cooke-has-died-of-cancer/754767/2 "2016-05-14T17:54:13Z")

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I really liked his work on _The New Frontier_.

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**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-writer-and-artist-darwyn-cooke-has-died-of-cancer/754767/3 "2016-05-14T20:00:57Z")

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I really liked his work on _Origin of Species_.

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**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-writer-and-artist-darwyn-cooke-has-died-of-cancer/754767/4 "2016-05-14T22:40:38Z")

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A tragic loss for the comic world. He was a major and unique talent and still had a lot of good works left in him.

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**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-writer-and-artist-darwyn-cooke-has-died-of-cancer/754767/5 "2016-05-14T22:54:28Z")

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I’m a comics nut, and have to confess, I didn’t know his name.

Googling Darwyn Cooke Images turns up a lot of really sweet pics. [Here’s a super nice one](http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/0/40/4088525-2+bm_sm_17_cooke_var.jpg) (fun in the context of the recent movie.)

I like the plain, flat, simplicity of his drawings. I wouldn’t want all comics to be in this style, but I like it as a variant style. It’s good when the occasional artist is distinct enough to be recognizable. His loss diminished art itself.